On behalf of Augustin Egelsee L.L.P. posted in Assessment on Friday, June 12, 2015.

One of the most critical steps to understanding your child's specific educational needs is obtaining appropriate assessments. Once your child has been appropriately assessed within all areas of need, both yourself and the IEP team will have a much better understanding of how to best maximize your child's learning potential. Therefore, it is important that all parents understand the legal requirement for school districts to comprehensively assess students in all suspected areas of need.

On behalf of Augustin Egelsee L.L.P. posted in Child Find on Friday, January 23, 2015.

A child's unique needs can manifest themselves in multiple different varieties. One specific child may have difficulty maintaining attention while in class, which can subsequently affect his/her academic progress, and create a need for special education services. Another child may have difficulty with auditory processing, which may be affecting his/her ability to understand teacher instruction or directives, and subsequently create a need for special education support. Another child may have difficulty interacting with peers, or be exhibiting signs of depression in school, which can subsequently affect his/her ability to progress with regard to their social emotional present level of performance, and also create a need for special education services.

On behalf of Augustin Egelsee L.L.P. posted in Assessment on Friday, December 6, 2013.

You have received a 'no' from the school after making a written request for an assessment or change to your child's IEP. Unless the 'no' is in a writing that looks like this, as provided by the U.S. Department of Education, keep reading.

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